Analysing challenges, barriers and CSF of egov adoption

Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 177-198

  Rana, Nripendra P ^a   Dwivedi, Yogesh K ^a   Williams, Michael D ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adoption; Barriers; Challenges; Critical success factors; E government; Literature review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878240478     PISSN: 17506166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506161311325350     Document Type: Review

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